Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lenovo is a global technology powerhouse focused on delivering Smarter Technology for All. They are seeking a Senior AI Release Engineer to manage CI/CD systems, deliver automated build pipelines, and handle cross-platform release packaging for Windows, Android, and embedded platforms.
Responsibilities
- Manage release pipelines across Windows, Android, and embedded platforms
- Coordinate build, packaging, signing, and deployment workflows to ensure consistent, repeatable releases
- Oversee CI/CD automation, including continuous integration, daily builds, artifact generation, and release validation
- Partner with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams to define release criteria, timelines, and readiness checkpoints
- Ensure proper versioning, branching, tagging, and artifact management across all release streams
- Monitor build health, triage failures, and drive resolution of release‑blocking issues
- Maintain release documentation, change logs, and compliance artifacts for audit and traceability
- Support cross‑platform productization, including installer creation, OTA packaging, and platform‑specific delivery workflows
- Improve release processes through automation, tooling enhancements, and workflow optimization
- Coordinate release approvals, sign‑offs, and communication across global teams
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field
- 7+ yrs of Experience handling CI/CD systems with Jenkins, GitHub Actions or equivalent
- 5+ yrs of Experience handling cross-platform release engineering across Windows, Android, Linux, and embedded systems
- 7+ yrs of Experience handling cross-platform release engineering across Windows, Android, Linux, and embedded systems
- Strong Experience working on mobile-to-web application engineering
- Experience with build orchestration, automated packaging, signing workflows, and artifact distribution at an enterprise scale
- Experience productizing software for consumer devices or large‑scale enterprise deployments
- Experience in containerized build environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with Jira and Linear for release tracking and reporting
- Strong working knowledge of integration workflows and smoke testing
- Strong troubleshooting skills, able to work across build systems, pipelines, and platform‑specific release issues
- Experience documenting, communicating, and escalating issues in a timely way
- Cultural Competency working across Chinese, Desi, American, European, and South American cultural contexts, ensuring messages are communicated with clarity and tact
- Experience with Cursor or AI tools is a plus
- Experience supporting development of LLM-based or Agentic AI systems a plus
- Master's degree or higher in a relevant field is a plus
Benefits
- Individuals may also be considered for bonus and/or commission.
- This position operates on a hybrid schedule to our Chicago, IL location and is onsite 3 days per week.
- Lenovo’s various benefits can be found on www.lenovobenefits.com.
Company Overview
Lenovo Group is a computer technology company that manufactures personal computers, smartphones, televisions, and wearable devices. It was founded in 1984, and is headquartered in Beijing, Beijing, CHN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lenovo.com/in/en.Company H1B Sponsorship
Lenovo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 15 in 2026, 76 in 2025, 52 in 2024, 75 in 2023, 82 in 2022, 58 in 2021, 67 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.